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	Editing rectangular areas</h2>
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	A special way of editing files is column mode editing. This means that text can be selected in columns, rather than rows (effectively meaning &#39;vertical editing&#39;). The column editing support is done via Scintilla, but with a few supplements of Notepad++. To initiate a Column mode selection, depress the <span class="shortcut">Alt</span> key (default) when selecting text (using <span class="shortcut">mouse</span> or <span class="shortcut">cursor keys</span>), moving the cursor downwards or upwards as needed. This works best if a non-proportional (monospaced) font is used, because then each character will be visually aligned with the ones in the same column above and below it (refer to&nbsp;<a href="../settings/styler-configurator.html">Styler Configurator</a> for more information).</p>
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